Dr Zoë Hyde on Nostr: (1/3) Policymakers shouldn’t be trying to manage COVID-19 as if it were seasonal ...

(1/3) Policymakers shouldn’t be trying to manage COVID-19 as if it were seasonal influenza. It’s not and never will be. SARS-CoV-2’s greater transmissibility leads to faster viral evolution and waves of disease throughout the year, rather than a single winter COVID season.

Thanks to vaccination, COVID-19 is far less deadly than it was. But a virus doesn’t have to hospitalise people to be disruptive. Leaving aside long COVID, frequent waves of infection will grind down economic productivity. 🧵